Europe´s largest wind farm reach a milestone

Markbygden 1101, about 20 kilometers from the city of Piteå in Norrbotten, is already one of the worlds largest wind farms, and the construction of even more capacity goes on. According to plan another 1,5 GW is under construction.

The project, covering an area of 450 square kilometers, started in 2002 and has been developed by Svevind AB, a German-Swedish developer. Wolfgang Kropp, founder and CEO of Svevind Group welcomes the 1 GW milestone:

“I am proud to announce that we have reached this historic milestone of more than 1,000 Megawatt of capacity in operation among all connected wind farms, together forming the Markbygden 1101 wind farm project. It was a long way since Svevind first identified the great potential of the Markbygden area in Northern Sweden, west of Piteå, in 2002. Another about 1.5 Gigawatt of Markbygden 1101´s part wind farms are under construction. I want to thank everyone involved for supporting our vision to deliver a significant contribution to Sweden´s energy transition”, says Wolfgang Kropp.

The operation and construction of Markbygden 1101 wind farm employs a large number of professionals. Currently, a couple of hundred people are working on the construction sites, and this number will even increase in the next months. Once fully commissioned, Markbygden 1101 is expected to produce about 8% of Sweden´s total electricity demand.

The estimated investment in the wind farm is SEK 60 billion, or USD 7 billion.